Joshua Maria Young
| Right Rev. Joshua Maria Young | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Erie | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Erie |
| In office | April 23, 1854 – September 18, 1866 |
| Predecessor | Michael O'Connor |
| Successor | Tobias Mullen |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 1, 1838 |
| Consecration | April 23, 1854 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 29, 1808 Acton, Maine |
| Died | September 18, 1866 (aged 57) Erie, Pennsylvania |
Joshua Maria Young (October 29, 1808 – September 18, 1866) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania from 1854 until his death.
He was born in Acton, Maine, to Jonathan and Mehetable (née Moody) Young. One of ten children, he had three brothers and six sisters. Raised as a Congregationalist, he belonged to a prominent New England family of Harvard graduates and Protestant ministers. At age eight Young was sent to live with his uncle in Saco, and later became a printer's apprentice for the Portland-based Eastern Argus newspaper in 1823. He was editor of The Maine Democrat for about a year after his apprenticeship. After a co-worker lent him Catholic books, Young decided to convert to Catholicism and received a conditional baptism in October 1828. Following his conversion, he changed his name to Joshua Maria in honor of the Virgin Mary.
In 1830 he went to study for the priesthood at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he hoped the climate would be more congenial with his health. He briefly continued to work in publishing, and was employed with The Catholic Telegraph. After completing his theological studies at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, Young was ordained a priest by Bishop John Baptist Purcell on April 1, 1838. He then labored as a missionary in the West before becoming pastor of St. Mary's Church at Lancaster, Ohio. He also attended the First Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1852 as a theologian to Bishop Purcell.
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